African athletes shone with a thousand lights in Nairobi, which on Saturday May 7, 2022 hosted the meeting counting for the World Athletics Continental Tour circuit. The middle distance and long distance events were won by the Kenyans and the Ethiopians while South Africa and Egypt also did well in the long sprint and throws. The Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce signed the great performance of the Nairobi meeting by achieving 10"67 over 100 m. The Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala won in the men's category in 9"85 ahead of the American Fred Kerley.
Main results
Men
100m: Ferdinand OMANYALA (KEN) 9’’85 (+2.0)
800m: Emmanuel WANYONYI (KEN) 1'45''01
1500m: Abel KIPSANG (KEN) 3'31''01
5000m: Jacob KROP (KEN) 13'12''19
3000m SC: Abraham KIBIWOT (KEN) 8'21''92
Javelin: Ihab ABDELRAHMAN (EGY) 83.79
Yego 2nd with 79.59
Women
100m: Shelly-Ann Fraser (JAM) 10''67
200m: Aminatou SEYNI (NIG) 22''43 (National record)
Gina Bass (GAM) 4th 23’’11
400m: Miranda COETZEE (RSA) 51''50
800m: Prudence SEKGODISO (RSA) 1’58”41
1500m: Diribe WELTEJI (ETH) 4'01''50
5000m: Girmawit GEBRZIHAIR (ETH) 14'49''97
3000m SC: Norah JERUTO (KAZ) 9'04''95
